In 2017, Duval County, TX had a population of 11.4k people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of $35,443. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Duval County, TX declined from 11,510 to 11,434, a -0.66% decrease and its median household income grew from $33,115 to $35,443, a 7.03% increase.

The population of Duval County, TX is 89.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.96% White Alone, and 1.44% Black or African American Alone. N/A% of the people in Duval County, TX speak a non-English language, and 97.6% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Duval County, TX is $48,500, and the homeownership rate is 67.2%. Most people in Duval County, TX commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Duval County, TX is 1 car per household.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Texas across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

Median household income in Duval County, TX is $35,443. Males in Duval County, TX have an average income that is 1.41 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,959. The income inequality in Duval County, TX (measured using the Gini index) is 0.482, which is higher than than the national average.

Households in Duval County, TX have a median annual income of $35,443, which is less than the median annual income of $61,937 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $33,115 in 2016, which represents a 7.03% annual growth.

The following chart shows how the median household income in Duval County, TX compares to that of its neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the income inequality in Texas was 0.482 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.139% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Duval County, TX was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $53,306, followed by Census Tract 9505 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $32,440 and $23,833.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Duval County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

25.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Duval County, TX (2.73k out of 10.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.1%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Duval County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Duval County, TX declined at a rate of -2.71%, from 4.06k employees to 3.95k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Duval County, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (560 people), Sales & Related Occupations (375 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (355 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Duval County, TX.

The most common jobs held by residents of Duval County, TX, by number of employees, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (560 people), Sales & Related Occupations (375 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (355 people).

Compared to other counties, Duval County, TX has an unusually high number of residents working as Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (3.64 times higher than expected), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (3.14 times), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (2.85 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Duval County, TX declined at a rate of -2.71%, from 4.06k employees to 3.95k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Duval County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (719 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (717 people), and Retail Trade (377 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Duval County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Duval County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The most common industries in Duval County, TX, by number of employees, are Health Care & Social Assistance (719 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (717 people), and Retail Trade (377 people).

74.5% of the population of Duval County, TX has health coverage, with 26.3% on employee plans, 23.4% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 0.914% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the county of Duval County, TX was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Duval County, TX see 0 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 0 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 11428 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Cass County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (14.5%). Additionally, Angelina County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (39.6%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Duval County, TX was 36.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 36, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 48. But people in Duval County, TX are getting getting younger. In 2016, the average age of all Duval County, TX residents was 37.

As of 2017, 5.6% of Duval County, TX residents (640 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Duval County, TX was 4.44%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Duval County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 97.6% of Duval County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Duval County, TX was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Duval County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 9.96 times more Hispanic or Latino residents (10.2k people) in Duval County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.03k White Alone and 165 Black or African American Alone residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Duval County, TX as a share of the total population.

The median property value in Duval County, TX was $48,500 in 2017, which is 0.211 times smaller than the national average of $229,700. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $48,400 to $48,500, a 0.207% increase. The homeownership rate in Duval County, TX is 67.2%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Duval County, TX have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Duval County, TX is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

In 2017, the median property value in Duval County, TX grew to to $48,500 from the previous year's value of $48,400.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Duval County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Duval County, TX the largest share of households have a property value in the $40k - $50k range.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$35,443

Median Household Income

± $5,975

3.85k

Number of Households

± 424

In 2017, the median household income of the 3.85k households in Duval County, TX grew to $35,443 from the previous year's value of $33,115.

The following chart displays the households in Duval County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

This chart shows the households in Duval County, TX distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Duval County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

Using averages, employees in Duval County, TX have a longer commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 6.18% of the workforce in Duval County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Duval County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the most common method of travel for workers in Duval County, TX was Drove Alone (74%), followed by those who Carpooled (15.5%) and those who Worked At Home (6.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

The following chart displays the households in Duval County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Duval County, TX have 1 car, followed by 2 cars.